Methadone Maintenance - Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Facilities - Mack, CO.

Methadone maintenance is a type of treatment for people in Mack who are dependent and addicted to heroin or prescription pain killers. This method of treatment has been in existence for decades now, and the general idea is that clients are no longer engaged in the drug seeking activities that was caused by their addiction because the methadone they are taking satiates cravings and prevents withdrawal. Similar to heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which activates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a replacement for heroin and prescription pain killers.

Clients involved in methadone maintenance must dose on a daily basis to avoid withdrawal symptoms from the methadone itself. This might be financially and logistically difficult, but some find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, those starting on methadone maintenance ought to know that methadone detoxification is considered way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once taking a high dosage of methadone, there are some detox centers that will not take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very challenging and relapse rates are very high.

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